136th APHA Annual Meeting (October 25-29, 2008): Differing risk behaviors among MSM, MSM/W and MTF Transgenders at very high risk for HIV infection

Monday, October 27, 2008: 12:45 PM

Jane N. Rohde, MPH , Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Office of AIDS Programs and Policy, Los Angeles, CA

Catherine M. Branson, MPH , Friends Research Institute, Inc., Los Angeles, CA

Cathy J. Reback, PhD , Friends Research Institute, Inc., Los Angeles, CA

Audio (mp3) recording Multimedia recording

Learning Objectives:
1. List the high risk groups that drive the HIV epidemic in Los Angeles County 2. Articulate the differing risk behaviors between three distinct high risk groups in Los Angeles County 3. Apply understanding of the importance of reducing methamphetamine use to reduce risk of HIV transmission and infection among these populations to HIV prevention interventions

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I work in HIV prevention research and program planning with an emphasis on methamphetamine, am familiar with these data and have no conflicts of interest.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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180185 Differing risk behaviors among MSM, MSM/W and MTF Transgenders at very high risk for HIV infection